Geniviva, Johns, EC golfers out-Fox BF

Thursday

Aug 30, 2007 at 12:01 AM

By Randy Senior

NORTH SEWICKLEY TWP. - Lincoln High School boys' golf coach Sam Barry Jr. summarized Beaver Falls' steady improvement in 2007 with this statement, "You really have to stay on top of things against them."

But Ellwood City found a way to come out on top in a hard-fought Division II, Section 5 match at Fox Run Golf Course on Thursday afternoon. Albert Geniviva shot a 38, while Stephen Johns fired a 39 to pace the Lincoln golfers to a 207-214 victory.

"It's really going to take a team's best game this year against Beaver Falls," Barry added. "The kids realized that they're no pushover. But I think we're starting to believe in ourselves slowly. Albert (Geniviva) and Stephen (Johns) showed leadership and showed that they want to start taking control."

"They have the most section match experience out there and they're using it wisely."

While Geniviva and Johns both broke 40, Anthony Varrati and sophomore Billy Taylor, drawing his first start with the varsity lineup, added 43s. David Marshall and Ross Wyszomierski shot 44s for the winners.

"Billy Taylor did a great job today," Barry said. "He has really been coming on lately with his game."

And that's certainly helpful when a team faces an upset-minded team like Beaver Falls that is coming on early in the 2007 fall season.

Coach Barry's Lincoln High School boys' golf team (3-1 in Division II, Section 5) next travels to play Union at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.